According to the 23andMe DNA-testing service, I have 0.1 percent West African DNA from my mother. I also have approximately 5-6 percent Native American from my mother, who is now deceased. I have a ...

The course of human history has been marked by complex patterns of migration, isolation, and admixture, the latter a term that refers to gene flow between individuals from different populations.

The extinction of Neanderthals, our closest extinct human relatives, has long been a subject of intrigue and speculation. A ...

Visit any region of the United States, and you'll find Black American cuisine with historic and multinational roots. Some ...

Researchers from Khalifa University, Saudi Arabia, working with regional and international collaborators, have examined ...

Africans are one of the most genetically diverse groups of people in the world. Most people would think Africans are mostly dark skinned, with brown eyes and black hair. But deep in the South Pacific, ...